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D. CRANE; HORSESHOEV Patented Dec. 4 -1883.

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SPECIFICATION forming part oLLetters Patent Ne.g289,5o4, dated December A, 1883.

Application fl ed J To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL CRANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seneca v Falls, Seneca county, New York, have invented a new and useful Horseshoe and Horseshoe-alk, of which the following" is a specification. 1 j i My invention relates to improvements in the construction of horseshoes and of the calksto be used therewith," whichwill enable any person of ordinary skill, although not a" blacksmith,-to quickly andeasily put on or take off the shoe or calk, andfwhat is of greater importanc'e, allows the shoe to be put on or taken off without driving or drawing through the hoof the nails usually. used .for fastening or holdingtheljshoetoits place. r 1

The objects ofmy improvements in thehorseshoe are, first, lto savethe time, trouble, and expense of taking a horse toa blacksmithas often as it may be necessary to puton ortake off its shoe or shoes; second, to avoidthe 0c casional pain and injury done to the horse and the constant damage and mutilation caused to its feet by the driving and"drawing of nails through the same. i

The objects of my improvement in the calks are, first, to allow of the call: beingeasilyand quickly removed from the shoe without the necessity of removing the shoe for the purpose of exchanging, repairing, or sharpening the same; second, to allow of the call; being heated and worked upon at the forge when it might be injurious to the shoe itself to be subjected to the same heat or treatment.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved horseshoe, together with a sectional detail of the same. Figs. 2 and 3 are views of heel-calks.

The shoe is made of steel, iron, bronze, white-metal, or other suitable material, in two, three, or more sections or parts, A B O, which are fastened together by rivets, pins, or screws D, forming pivotal joints E, which may be single oridouble, andwhich allow the shoe to conform to the shape of the hoof. These joints are so made as to present a smooth surface wherever the foot of thehorse rests. A flange, which may be forged with and thereby attached to, or which may be attached by screws, pins, or other means to the outside m ledonssal citadel.)

edgeof eachpart or section of the shoe, is brought upwardly and inclined inwardly such a distance and at such an angle as to fit and clasp the front and sides of the hoof as the shoe is put on andtlie heels of the shoe brought to their proper places. The flanges a b 0 may be made so as to be rigidor somewhat flexible, in the latter case more perfectly conforming to the shape offthe hoof, and they may also be .made close or in open'work. They may also be made ornamental by using material that will admit of polishing, plating, or other suitablefinish. The flanges of the different parts or sections of the shoe may be hinged or j ointedeach to the other, or each flange may be fastened only to its own shoe-section and operateindependent of the flange on the next section of the shoe. WVhen the flanges are joined together, the joints or hinges will be so made and placed as to work-with the corre sponding joint in the shoe. may, whenever desired, be provided with downwardly-projecting pins or points f f on the inside, which will cause them to cling to or more firmly hold the hoof to its place. A cushion or pad, (not shown,) made of rubber, leather, or other suitable material, may be litted to the upper surface of j the shoe and the inner surface of the flanges, for the purposes, first, of preventing the hoof from coming in immediate contact with the metal; second, of relieving the foot from jar on hard roads or pavements; and, third, of allowing the shoe, as a whole, to be more perfectly fitted to the hoof. For winter use in snow the pad or cushion could be extended underneath across the foot, being properly fitted or shaped to accommodate the frog, and thereby prevent balling. The shoe is adjusted to the foot by opening the shoe 011 its joints or hinges, inserting the foot, and bringing the heels of the shoe to their proper places beneath the foot. The heels are then fastened to their places or to each other by means of a screw or lever, forming a connection from one heel to the other. This con nection is made by a strap of metal, G, attached to each heel by rivet, hinge, or otherwise, and upon the end of each strapa shoulder, g, is formed. A double-acting screw, H, with a shoulder, I, in the center, passes through the shoulders g g on each end of these straps,

The flanges a b c heels of the shoe in place.

and serves to draw them together and hold the This screw H may be protected by a strip of metal or plate, J, above it resting on the straps G G, and having fastened in each end pins K K, which pass through and move in slots running lengthwise of the straps G G, the pins being headed to keep them in place. In the center of this strip or plate J, and on its lower side, is a groove, L, formed by cutting into the strip, or by two shoulders, in which the shoulder I of the screw H turns to keep the strip on its center or in place.

I do not limit my invention to a shoe made in three parts or sections, as shown by the drawings accompanying this specification, as my improvement extends to and embraces a shoe made in two parts, or even in more than three parts or sections, hinged or j ointed as described. The shoe may be jointed or hinged in front at the center of the toe; or the hinges or joints may be at the heel, and the fastening at the toe or side of the foot.

The shoe may be furnished with adjustable calks arranged and attached as follows: For a heel-calk I make a socket, M, Fig. 2, on the lower side of the shoe, near the heel A, into which is slipped a tongue, N, projecting from the upper front side of the calk O. The calk fills the space from this socket to the heel end of the shoe. A'flange, P, on the rear end of the calk 0, passes up behind the shoe, through which and into the end of the shoe are inserted screws or pins p, to fasten the calk to its place. The calk just described is shown in Fig. 2. As a modification of this calk, I place or fasten upon the shoe, Fig. 3, two abutments, R-one at or near each corner of the heel A-with a space on the lower surface of the shoe between these abutments. This space is fitted with' the upper part'of the calk S, which also extends a short distance in front of the abutments of the same width as'the shoe, and shouldering against the abutments. That portion of the calk which projects downward most and first touches or takes hold of the ground or road is attached or forged to the rear end of the shoe, and extends across the face of each of said abutments. This calk is fastened to the shoe by a pin or screw, T, passing through the front part of the calk and shoe upward or downward, and also by a pin or screw passing through an opening, V, in both said abutments and the part of the calk lying between them.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Thecombination,withahorseshoeformed in two or more movable sections, of the slotted straps G G, attached to the sides of the shoe, and provided with shoulders g g, the metallic plate J, having groove L and headed pins K K, and the screw H, provided with shoulder I, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a horseshoe having heel-sockets M, of the calk 0, having tongue N, flange P, and screw or pin 1), substantially as described.

DANIEL CRANE.

Witnesses:

J ASPER N. HAMMOND, W. A. SWABY LATHAM. 

